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2025R: HB1291 ACT 385

TO EXCLUDE CERTAIN MINOR LEAGUE BASEBALL PLAYERS FROM THE DEFINITION OF "EMPLOYEE" UNDER THE MINIMUM WAGE ACT OF THE STATE OF ARKANSAS IMPACTING THE LAW RESULTING FROM INITIATED ACT 5 OF 2018.

Latest action: Notification that HB1291 is now Act 385

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Sponsor	Role
Wing	lead
C. Penzo	primary
J. Richardson	cosponsor

When	Chamber	Action
Jan 29, 2025, 10:39 a.m. CT	House	Filed
Jan 29, 2025, 5:38 p.m. CT	House	Read the first time, rules suspended, read the second time and referred to the Committee on PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE- HOUSE
Feb 24, 2025, 8:36 a.m. CT	House	Placed on second reading for the purpose of amendment.
Feb 24, 2025, 8:36 a.m. CT	House	Amendment No. 1 read and adopted and the bill ordered engrossed.
Feb 24, 2025, 10:51 a.m. CT	House	REPORTED CORRECTLY ENGROSSED
Feb 25, 2025, 2:23 p.m. CT	House	Returned by the Committee Do Pass
Feb 26, 2025, 2:27 p.m. CT	House	Read the third time and passed and ordered transmitted to the Senate. ·
Feb 26, 2025, 5:30 p.m. CT	Senate	Received from the House.
Feb 26, 2025, 5:30 p.m. CT	Senate	Read first time, rules suspended, read second time, referred to PUBLIC HEALTH, WELFARE AND LABOR COMMITTEE - SENATE
Mar 17, 2025, 1:43 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Mar 18, 2025, 2:56 p.m. CT	Senate	Read the third time and passed. ·
Mar 18, 2025, 2:56 p.m. CT	Senate	Returned to the House as passed.
Mar 18, 2025, 4:05 p.m. CT	House	Returned from the Senate as passed.
Mar 18, 2025, 4:05 p.m. CT	House	TO BE ENROLLED
Mar 19, 2025, 8:56 a.m. CT	House	Correctly enrolled and ordered transmitted to the Governor's Office.
Mar 20, 2025, 10:50 a.m. CT	House	Notification that HB1291 is now Act 385

Meetings

When	Meeting	Video
Feb 25, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	House Public Health, Welfare, and Labor Committee Meeting · Committee Room 130	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Feb 26, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	House Meeting · House	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 17, 2025, 10:00 a.m. CT	Senate Public Health Welfare And Labor · Senate Room 272	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar
Mar 18, 2025, 1:30 p.m. CT	Senate Floor Session · Senate Chamber	Add to Google Calendar Add to Apple Calendar

Filed amendments on record: H1 (House) by Wing, filed Feb 20, 2025, 12:14 p.m. CT.

Number	Chamber	Sponsor	Introduced
H1	House	Wing	Feb 20, 2025, 12:14 p.m. CT

Committee actions

Do Pass · Senate · Mar 17, 2025, 1:43 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee, with the recommendation that it Do Pass
Do Pass · House · Feb 25, 2025, 2:23 p.m. CT
Returned by the Committee Do Pass

Floor roll calls

Senate · RCS 608

Tuesday, March 18, 2025 2:56:15 PM · arkleg

33Yea

1Nay

0Not voting

0Present

1Excused

Yea (33)

Nay (1)

Mark Johnson (R)

Excused (1)

Bryan King (R)

House · RCS 344

Wednesday, February 26, 2025 2:27:57 PM · arkleg

94Yea

0Nay

6Not voting

0Present

0Excused

Yea (94)

Not voting (6)

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